Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 0.058 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.058
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.058
in 2022
All-time low
0.0038
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in New Caledonia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in New Caledonia is 0.058, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in New Caledonia peaked at 0.058 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0038, in 2000.
New Caledonia ranks 89th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0038 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0044 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 | +50.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0112 | +70.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0227 | +103.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0227 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0282 | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0324 | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0324 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0373 | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0373 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0376 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0376 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0376 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0376 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0376 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0376 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0376 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0376 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0376 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0376 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0376 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.058 | +54.3% |
| 2023 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.058 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.347, 17% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.058 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0068, 8.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0202 | 0.0038 | 0.0373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0376 | 0.0373 | 0.0376 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0512 | 0.0376 | 0.058 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 86 Faroe Islands 0.0677 compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 0.0635 compare
- 88 Bangladesh 0.0629 compare
- 90 Guadeloupe 0.0572 compare
- 91 El Salvador 0.054 compare
- 92 Venezuela 0.0502 compare
More energy & mining data for New Caledonia
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2015)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in New Caledonia?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in New Caledonia was 0.058 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.058 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- New Caledonia ranks 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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